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 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 *
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package com.github.dozermapper.core.util;

import java.net.URL;

/**
 * Service Provider Interface for control of Dozer Class and Resource loading behavior.
 * Could be used in order to provide specific implementations for web-container, j2ee container and osgi environments.
 */
public interface DozerClassLoader {

    /**
     * Loads class by provided name
     *
     * @param className fully qualified class name
     * @return the class if found, null otherwise
     */
    Class<?> loadClass(java.lang.String className);

    /**
     * Loads the resource by URI as an URL
     *
     * @param uri uri of the resource
     * @return resource URL
     */
    URL loadResource(String uri);

}
